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Virginia Basketball: Four-Star Power Forward Jack McCaffery Offered by UVA

Matt Newton

Virginia extended a scholarship offer to four-star power forward Jack McCaffery.
Virginia extended a scholarship offer to four-star power forward Jack McCaffery. / Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen /
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Virginia has found a new target on the recruiting trail. 2025 four-star power forward Jack McCaffery announced on social media on Wednesday that he has received an offer from the Cavaliers.

"After great talks with Coach Bennett and Coach Sanchez I am happy to say that I have received an offer from the University of Virginia!!" McCaffery said in a post.

A 6'8" power forward who attends West Senior High School in Iowa City, Jack McCaffery is the son of Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. A four-star prospect on many of the major recruiting services, McCaffery is rated the No. 92 overall prospect in the class of 2025 according to the 247Sports Composite, which also rates him as the No. 22 power forward in the country and the top-ranked player in the state of Iowa.

McCaffery currently holds offers from Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Butler, Utah, VCU, UTSA, and now Virginia. Notably missing from that list is Iowa, as McCaffery has gone on record saying he does not want to follow in the footsteps of his older brothers Connor and Patrick in playing for their father at Iowa.

A prototypical stretch four, McCaffery is a sharpshooter on the perimeter and has shown an ability to play inside out as well. He recently knocked down nine three-pointers and scored 36 points in an AAU game.

Virginia has active offers out to 19 players in the recruiting class of 2025:

Point Guard/Combo Guard: 
Chance Mallory (Charlottesville, VA)
Jalen Reece (Orlando, FL)
Jalen Haralson (LaPorte, IN)
Derek Dixon (Washington, DC)
Adrien Stevens (Potomac, MD)
Isaiah Denis (Davidson, NC)
JJ Mandaquit (Hilo, HI)
Shooting guard: 
Braylon Mullins (Greenfield, IN)
Matthew Able (Sarasota, FL)
Small forward: 
Nate Ament (Warrenton, VA)
London Jemison (Oakdale, CT)
Jackson Keith (Durham, NC)
Brady Koehler (Indianapolis, IN)
Mason Blackwood (New Hampton, NH)
Power Forward: 
Bryson Tiller (Atlanta, GA)
Niko Bundalo (Hudson, OH)
Cam Ward (Marlboro, MD)
Jack McCaffery (Iowa City, IA)
Center: 
Xavion Staton (Las Vegas, NV)

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MATT NEWTON

Matt Newton launched the Cavaliers Now site on Sports Illustrated in August 2021, where he covers all things UVA sports. His reporting spans Virginia basketball and football news and recruiting, former Cavaliers in the pros, and all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. Before this, Matt served as the Sports Director at WUVA, a student-run digital media organization at the University of Virginia, and worked as a beat writer at Scrimmage Play, covering high school sports in central Virginia. Originally from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matt grew up a huge Philadelphia sports fan. His passion for sports journalism has been evident throughout his career, focusing on both collegiate and high school athletics.